Russians warned against travel to Ukraine

Rospotrebnadzor has warned Russian citizens about the outbreak of a dangerous infectious disease, was in the Odessa region in Ukraine, and asked to take this information into account when planning trips. This was reported on Tuesday, October 30, on the official website of the Supervisory authority.

According to the authorities of the Odessa region, one of the cows in private households were diagnosed with anthrax, the report said. It is noted that the danger of Contracting disease to other animals or humans yet.

At the end of September in the same area already there was an outbreak of this disease when infected cows were infected, five people, said the Agency.

Anthrax is a serious bacterial disease. People can usually catch it from domestic or wild animals (large and small cattle, pigs, deer) as a result of contact or consumption of products in the food. The disease is characterized by General intoxication, inflammation of the skin, lymph nodes and internal organs, particularly the gastrointestinal tract and lungs. Anthrax is treated with antimicrobial agents.

On 24 October, the Ministry of health of Ukraine reported that the country has increased the number of cases of measles. According to the Agency, since the beginning of the year revealed almost 34 thousands of people infected with acute viral disease.

In October, the CPS warned about the outbreak of an infectious disease in the United States. Experts said that in the States of Kentucky and West Virginia registered an increase in the number of infected viral hepatitis And from August 2018.